The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-07

report to the City Council all violations
or neglect of duty on the part of any
city official that may come To his knowi
edge.
SEC. 10. Every ordinance passed by
the City Council, before he
coming a law, shall he pre-
sented to the Mayor, if he
approves he shall sign it, but if not ht
shall return it with his objections in
writing to the next regular meet
ing of the City Conncil for its re-
consideration, and if the City Council
shall pass the ordinance by d
two-thirds vote of the members present
it shall become a law, and he may veto
some parts of the ordinance and approve
the residue.
SEC. IL. The Mayor shall communicate
from time to time to the City Council
such information and recommend sucf
measures as may tend To the interests of
the city, and shall report violations and
neglect of duty on the part of any city
officer. which may come to his knowl
edge; and he shall take care that all tht
laws and ordinances of the city are duly
respected and observed, and shall per
form such other duties as the ordinances
of the City Council may require of him.
SEC. II. The Mayor may he impeached
by the City Council for misfeasance.
and for drunkenness or habitual intoxica-
ton, and two-thirds of the members OF
the City Council may remove him from
office. The Mayor, if impeached, shall
be entitled to an open and speedy trial.
and be furnished with the accusations
and articles of Impeachment against
him before answering thereto, and shall
have reasonable time tO answer and pre-
pare for trial.
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absence of the Mayor from the city, or
of his inability by sickness or from any
cause, to discharge the duties of Mayor,
the President of the Board of Council. or
in his absence the acting President of
Board of Council, shall discharge the
duties of Mayor pro tenn. or until the of
flee of Mayor shall be filled by law. rs
may be- provided.
THE CITY COUNCIL.
SEC. II. The City Council shall be COM
posed of not more than nine Councilmen
who shall he elected for "a term of two
years. at general election by the
qualified electors of the city. but not
more than two residing i'm any one
ward and one from the city at large shall
he eligible. At the first election under
this charter. four of the Councilmen
shall be elected for one year and the
remainder for two wears. Thereafter there
shall be stated elections, and may
he special elections to fill vancancies.
The four receiving the highest mum
Der of votes at the first election
shall hold for the long term
and those receiving the next highest
number of votes at said election shall
hold for the short term. Tlre members
shall elect one of their number to- he
President of the City Council, and he
shall have power to enforce such rules aS
may be- adopted by the board for its own
government. and in the absence of the
President the members may choose or
elect one of their number President pro
tempOre.
SEC. II. Tine City Council shall Judge
of the qualifications. elections and re-
turns of its own members. lit may
choose its rules of proceedings and pre-
scribe penalty for non-attendance of
its members and for their disor,ierly con-
duct. and enforce the same, and two
thirds of its members concurring it may
expel a member for improper conduct in
office. n majority of the members of
the Board shall be required to form a
quorum for the transaction of business.
but a smaller number may AL journ from
day To day. and, under the provisions of
an ordinance, may compel the attend
ance of absent members by fines and
penalties.
SEC. Is. The Mayor and City Council
shall have power and are hereby author
lied to create such offices and provide
by ordinanc.. for the ,nnointment ar
election of all such officers as may he
necessary for the good government of
the city, mot in conflict with nor to in
terfere with the duties of officers and APP
pointees provided for in this act. whose
compensation and terms of service shall
be fixed before their election. and the
compensation shall not he increased or
during their term of office
The Mayor and City Council shall have
power to abolish. at any time. any office
created by them and To discharge any of
ficer elected or appointed by them; but
shall not abolish any office created under
this act. All elections by the City Coun-
Gil shall he rira roce ON the call of the
roll. All officers created by this act or
created by city ordinance. shall be re-
qulred to- give such bond as the MayOr
and CITY Council NAV. bv ordinance
provide and NAV demand of its enpIoy-
ess appointees and artisans such bond
az il shall deem tit in case there is no or
dinance of the Mayor and Citv Council
requiring such bond. No councilman
shall he eligible, to anv other city office
during the period for which he was
elected.
Every officer befnrs enterino ,,,son tbe.
duties of his office shall take oath Tn
and irnportiaIIy us.rform the
same
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